Rockson
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Just some interesting thoughts how we don't find Calvinism in the story of Job. Let's look at a passage,
The LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.” Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? “Have You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.” Then the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power, only do not put forth your hand on him.” So Satan departed from the presence of the LORD. Job 1: 6,12
So Satan wanted to bring Job down. He wanted him to despair of God and thought he'd be able to do it. But why would he even think he would be able to achieve this if every action of man was ordained. Notice God said this, for Job is a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil. And notice Satan didn't say, "Well of course! You imparted within him irresistible grace so don't waste my time suggesting he could have chosen anything different!" So in that spiritual kingdom if they believed God ordained everything then why wouldn't God's enemy bring this up now? If Satan believed God did this sort of thing you have to know he would have mocked, ridiculed and challenged God on this.
Satan did not, DID NOT believe God put the reverence or fear of God within one by a regeneration. He believed Job feared or reverenced God because he was blessed materially. The devil also said, that if God would take away the blessings Job would curse him to his face. This shows he didn't believe God imparted an an irresistible quality of anything within Job or any one else for that matter. Giving the right pressure any man would fold and why did he believe that? Because he knew MAN had free will. So where is the Calvinism in the book of Job? I contend you just can't find it.
The LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.” Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? “Have You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.” Then the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power, only do not put forth your hand on him.” So Satan departed from the presence of the LORD. Job 1: 6,12
So Satan wanted to bring Job down. He wanted him to despair of God and thought he'd be able to do it. But why would he even think he would be able to achieve this if every action of man was ordained. Notice God said this, for Job is a blameless and upright man who fears God and turns away from evil. And notice Satan didn't say, "Well of course! You imparted within him irresistible grace so don't waste my time suggesting he could have chosen anything different!" So in that spiritual kingdom if they believed God ordained everything then why wouldn't God's enemy bring this up now? If Satan believed God did this sort of thing you have to know he would have mocked, ridiculed and challenged God on this.
Satan did not, DID NOT believe God put the reverence or fear of God within one by a regeneration. He believed Job feared or reverenced God because he was blessed materially. The devil also said, that if God would take away the blessings Job would curse him to his face. This shows he didn't believe God imparted an an irresistible quality of anything within Job or any one else for that matter. Giving the right pressure any man would fold and why did he believe that? Because he knew MAN had free will. So where is the Calvinism in the book of Job? I contend you just can't find it.
